How do you close (collapse) this chair? I am embarrassed to ask this question, but nothing I do seems to close this chair. Thanks!
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Kneel on the middle of the chair with one knee whilst stand on the ground with your other leg. Lift both sides of the seat (not the arm rests) with both arms, it will fold into half. They are very solidly built so it's not easy, don't feel bad. Any more questions, email me again. Kelly
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Don't be embarrassed... it is not easy! However, there are directions on the tag on the underside. I pick up the canvas seat part and pull it toward me. You do have to work at it a little bit. I've been using this chair for events almost 10 months and still have to work at it every time. That's my only complaint about the product though.
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Pull up on the seat and this should start closing the frame. Then you can push the seat as you start folding the Frame the rest of the way.
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With the side table down, stand facing the chair. Grasp the frame of the seat inside the arms and tug upward.
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Use your right hand to grasp the fabric of the seat in the middle of the rear edge of the seat. Use your left hand to grasp the fabric of the seat in the middle of the front edge of the seat. Pull up sharply with both hands simultaneously - et voila ! ADVANCED TECHNIQUE: Swap hands :)
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Just hold the back of the chair and with the other hand grab the front of the seat and pull upward, it is a little tight but it works. Great chair
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Be sure the table locks are off and the table is in the down position. Then, with one hand on either side of the short side of the seat, push the sides together. It's a little hard, which to me means the chairs are VERY sturdy and not easy to collapse. Voila!
2130353
I agree. I couldn't get the chair up and now that I finally did it won't go down! I want to take it to craft shows, but I'm not sure how I will manage it on my own.
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I think you should fold it down flat, press down on the edges while turning counter clockwise and it should come apart. It may take a few tries to get it back together, but be patient. Good luck!
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Scott P. should be informed that the chair is not returnable once it is assembled. I was informed of this policy after assembling the chair and discovering that the back was not adjustable to a comfortable position. So we gave the chair to GoodWill -- never able to use it. I'm sorry I don't know if the arms can be left off. I would think probably so, but the larger issue for me and my husband was that the chair was not comfortable to sit on at all.
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I have had this happen a couple of times, thinking it was broken. However, there are two things you can do. First, just twist the chair's frame a little to loosen things up. Also, for a long term solution, spray some WD-40 on and down the tubes that normally slide the seat up and down. The tubes just got a little twisted and have a lot of friction inside the other tubes - add lubrication. Good Luck!
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I would hope you have already had a lot of use from the chair, otherwise I would go back to the manufacturer for satisfaction. One way or the other I think this would be a question for the maker of the chair. An idea for you to consider is to look on line in your area for a folding chair repair service. I did this once, but by the time I took it to the place, considered my time, frustration and cost, I just bought another chair.
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1. Take the tray off.2. There are two vaguely triangle shaped plastic things on the seatback down tubes.3. Grasp the arms of the chair in back and squeeze/slide those plastic things up, they are very sticky, they hang up so the chair may have to be jockeyed until they let go.4. The chair collapses towards you.
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Hi, this is my technique, it's awkward: Put the side tray down. Facing the chair, reach down and put your hands on either side of the seat and grasp the aluminum frame. (You are now holding the chair by seat of the chair) Now the action is this: you want to pull up on the side pieces of the chair seat, until your hands touch each other and the chair has folded together. The problem I find is getting the leverage to pull the seat sides upward. My solution is to push the sides of my arms against the chair arms as I'm pulling up on the seat. This is awkward and I look like some weird kind of stork-like bird, I'm sure, but it works for me. My brain can't think of another way to do it. I think I've tried the same move standing behind the chair, but the high back gets in my way. Good Luck! By the way, the colors fade horribly in strong sunlight (I live in the desert). And then the fabric deteriorates. I've been meaning to write Amazon about it. But everybody loves the chairs and finds them comfortable. Good Luck!
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It's like a lawn chair....fold it forward and you'll hear the "clicks"....it should lie flat then. If you can't get it to stay in a chair position after that, lift it slightly in the middle and it kind of resets.
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On the bottom of the board there is a 3" handle along the side. Press it upward and the board will close. Just be careful to hold it so it won't fall on your toes.
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Honestly I need both hands to fold it up. I have to squeeze the sides to get it to lock in place. I've seen video of other people closing it without the squeeze but neither my husband or I have been able to do it.
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If you can, try taking it apart and starting over. If not, I think it's jammed and therefore broken. Mine work. But, I have had other chairs that just simply break/do not go up and down.. Good luck.
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I had difficulty with this too. Flip the chair over and push the two legs together with some force, it will begin to close easily.
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Make sure the horizontal stabilizing bar is up, pull the seat up in the middle and the chair folds right up. Never had any problem. If your chair is particularly tight right out of the box, maybe put a small drop of lubricant on each joint?
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We leave ours on, except when we leave for several days or more. The reason we do this is because the first chair that we received started opening and closing on its own. Amazon replaced it, but I wouldn't want one to start that in our absence.
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Larry, I thought I would try it on our chair, which in love......I accidentally pulled the back into the higher position too!! Lol. I can't figure it out either! Lol. Now I will have to follow this to get my chair back to the right spot. This is all too funny!
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Pull up the black plastic pieces that the metal piece is attached to. I assumed u just lift up the metal piece to close it but its the actual black piece. Then it folds . hope that makes sense to u :)